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Intel Begins Preparing Linux For Next-Gen DSA 3.0 Accelerators


In addition to Intel recently upstreaming Linux support for new QAT 'Gen 6' hardware as their next-generation QuickAssist Technology IP, Intel today began posting Linux kernel driver patches for a new version of their Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)

Intel introduced their Data Streaming Accelerator block with Sapphire Rapids and is preparing for a new-generation of DSA capabilities with future server processors. This patch series posted a short time ago to the Linux kernel mailing list begins preparing the IDXD accelerator driver for Intel DSA 3.0. "This patch series introduces foundational support for DSA 3.0 features, exposing hardware capability registers to userspace in the IDXD driver.

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